Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 14, 2024
Notices
Homeland Security Advisory System
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The National Homeland Security Advisory System is at Yellow (MARSEC Level I), or an elevated level of threat for the Port of Providence
Local Time Zone
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The Port of Providence and Narragansett Bay are currently utilizing Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
Current maximum drafts at local terminals in feet:
Current maximum drafts at local terminals in feet:
Davisville: 32-00
Provport: 38-00
Hudson: 27-06
ExxonMobil: 38-00
Shell: 40-00
Sprague Providence: 32-00 (Flood tide restricted for berthing)
Sprague East Providence: 32-06 (Daylight & flood tide restricted for berthing)
Tides / Currents
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind.
Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 7 mph.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Marine Forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind.
Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 7 mph.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Marine Forecast
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Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon: N winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
Tonight: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Thu: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
Thu Night: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Fri And Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat And Sat Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Sun And Sun Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
Tonight: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Thu: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
Thu Night: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Fri And Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat And Sat Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Sun And Sun Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
This Afternoon: N winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Tonight: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Thu: E winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Thu Night: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Fri: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Sat And Sat Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sun: SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
Sun Night: SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
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Tonight: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Thu: E winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Thu Night: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Fri: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 15 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Sat And Sat Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sun: SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
Sun Night: SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzards Bay:
This Afternoon: N winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Tonight: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Thu: E winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Thu Night: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Fri And Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 17 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Sat And Sat Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Sun: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Sun Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
This Afternoon: N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Tonight: SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Thu: E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Thu Night: S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Fri: N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 18 seconds.
Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 16 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 15 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Sat And Sat Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sun: SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Sun Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Tonight: SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Thu: E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Thu Night: S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Fri: N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 18 seconds.
Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 16 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 15 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Sat And Sat Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sun: SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Sun Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Port / Terminal Restrictions
Cape Cod Canal Draft Restriction
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The US Army Corp of Engineers has advised that the current maximum air draft for Cape Cod Canal transits remains at 135 feet. Max draft in the canal is currently 30 feet. Vessels with drafts over 26 feet will need a tide window for transit
Cape Cod Canal Transit Restriction
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None at the moment
COVID 19 Guidance
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